Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 43 > Chapter 6 > Part 1 - Plant Pest Act

• Agent: means any person soliciting orders for or selling or distributing nursery stock or other plants under the partial or full control of a nursery owner or dealer. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Agriculture: means :
  (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly authorized agents. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Dealer: means any person not a grower of nursery stock or other plants who buys or otherwise acquires nursery stock or other plants for the purpose of reselling or otherwise distributing nursery stock or other plants independently of any control of the grower. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Florist: means an establishment whose primary business is the retail sale of fresh cut flowers. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Greenhouses: means any glass house, screen house or other structure in which plants are grown, kept, or propagated for sale or distribution. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Insect pests: means insects or closely related organisms in any stage of development injurious to the agricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, or other interests of the state. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Nursery: means any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is grown, kept or propagated for sale or distribution. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Nursery stock: means all trees, shrubs, or other perennial plants or parts of trees, shrubs, or other perennial plants grown or kept for, or capable of propagation, distribution, or sale on a commercial basis. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Plant diseases: means infectious or transmissible diseases of plants, and their pathogens, including parasitic plants in any stage of development. See Tennessee Code 43-6-102
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105